TRANSPORT SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

This paper presents an Australian guide for the use of operators responsible for ensuring the safe and comfortable seating of school students with disabilities in motor vehicles. It is in tick-off format, combining points from the three appropriate Australian standards. The guidance sheets cover the vehicle, restraints for wheelchairs, design of wheelchairs used in vehicles, disabled passengers using vehicle seats, access to vehicles (hoists and ramps) and personal information on the traveller.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Indomed Proprietary Limited

  144 Norwood Street
  Leaderville, Western Australia  Australia  6007
• Authors:
  • Baker, W
  • Burke, L
  • ADDERLEY, M
  • CARDEN, N
  • Williams, J
  • CROWE, M
  • SHELLEY, K
  • CARTMILL, D
  • Jones, R
• Conference:
  • 8th International Conference on Transport and Mobility for Elderly and Disabled People
  • Location: Perth , Australia
  • Date: 1998-9-0 to 1998-9-0
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: p. 551-559
• Monograph Title: SETTING THE PACE. 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SEPTEMBER 1998. 2 VOLS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Buses; Conferences; Equipment; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Persons with disabilities; Safety; Schools; Seat belts; Specifications
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961373
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-646-36154-6
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 2003 12:00AM